Parameter r² value Height 0.54** DBH 0.50** D50 0.55** Shoot biomass 0.38* Root Biomass 0.076ns Root depth 0.07ns LAI 0.40* Canopy area 0.18ns Leaf Area 0.051ns

Table 2: Correlation between transpiration rates and various tree parameters for the 15 species grown on Thick and Thin phytocaps.